Primitive Origins: Zior’s ‘Every Inch a Man’
January 6, 2022 Greg Pratt
Diving into Zior’s second album, early-’70’s kinda-proto-stoner Every Inch a Man.
dead horse – Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
January 6, 2022 Forrest Pitts
Texas cult heroes dead horse earn their first Hall of Fame induction with the eclectic Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers.
EP Premiere: Strangelight – “The World Needs Laughter”
January 5, 2022 Shawn Macomber
The Oakland post-post-hardcore powerhouse Strangelight return with another stellar offering,The World Needs Laughter.
Track Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Corrupted Self” featuring Marc Rizzo
January 5, 2022 Sean Frasier
Las Vegas/Brazilian deathrashers Claustrofobia recruit Marc Rizzo (ex-Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy) for their new single “Corrupted Self.”
Track Premiere: Fossilization – “Exalted in the Altar of Insignificance”
January 5, 2022 Sean Frasier
Death metal fiends Fossilization unearth a single from their split with Ritual Necromancy, “Exalted in the Altar of Insignificance.”
Watch: All-Star Black Metal Lineup Covers Mayhem’s ‘Freezing Moon’
January 4, 2022 Emily Bellino
Watch members of Emperor, Gorgoroth, Gaahl’s Wyrd and Cadaver pay tribute to True Norwegian Black Metal institution Mayhem.
Track Premiere: Sundown – “Not My Jam”
January 4, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Indianapolis post-hardcore quartet Sundown tear through a sludgy, jittery anthem from their upcoming Wise Blood debut.
Blast Worship’s 21 Favorite Grindcore Songs of 2021
January 4, 2022 Gene Meyer
Now that 2021 has ground to a halt, blast back with the 21 best grindcore and powerviolence songs of the past year.
Fallow Heart: Truth in Dissonance: Don Anderson (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch) On the Objectives of Art
January 3, 2022 Forrest Pitts
In which Sculptured, ex-Agalloch guitarist Don Anderson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts discuss the tonal impact of Anton Webern’s Opus 21 symphony.
Track Premiere: Vile Ritual – ‘Tongues of the Exanimate’
January 3, 2022 Emily Bellino
Vile Ritual blend subterranean blackened death metal with dark psychedelia on “Tongues of the Examinate.”